Too Much to Dream
I often experience recurring dreams where I can take semiconscious control of the events as they unfold. In this particular dream, centred in a lush backyard forest, I anticipated large pots emerging from the volcanic clay underneath. I felt the porcelain pull between my fingers, visualised the saturated hues and I carried the weight of their big bellies in my arms.
Being aware of my obsessional tendencies to continually think about making pots, I expanded on this state of consciousness, took these enduring memories into the studio and made my dreams permanent objects.
With support from locals and the traditional owners of Tamborine Mountain, I source volcanic clays of various colours and states. Starting with a fascination of patterns and contrasting texture, I embed hectic nerikomi pattern slices of colour, found clays and raw minerals into vessels which divulges contrasts and clays unpredictable nature. These pots have been fired in a gas kiln in heavy reduction; causing the iron clays to flux, resulting in a colour transformation from rich reds to deep browns and blacks.
